During the alcohol lamp experiment in which the we had to test for the fuel that gave off the most amount of energy, it got me involved throughout all parts of the experiment. At first preparing the set up took quite a while but i was quite engaged in ripping the foil and binding it around the can of water. I started pouring the alcohol in the alcohol lamp and i smelt both ethanol and propanol when it got on my fingers. The alcohol was quite cold. When we lit up the wick of the candle and the experiment was running, i went close up to sniff at what the alchol had smelt like when it was being burnt, concluding that there was really no difference. i also realized that there was no strong smell comming from the burning alcohol or possibly because i habituated to it. Then i touched the can through a small opening that was made for the lighter, to feel how hot the can had gotten from the start and to the point where i could no longer with stand the heat. I realized that the can heated up fairly slowly in the beginning and then the heat rose dramatically. Moreover i found that the alcohol had gotten onto the foil although i could not see it but i realized when i heard a popping and crinkling sound comming from the oil. After the three minutes of waiting, i felt the tip of the wick which was surprisingly not as hot as i expected, it cooled down rather fast. The only sense i did not use was probably taste, because i thought it would be too much of a risk although i did with the previous experiment on chips and peas which adapted a similar concept. These all helped me realize that my sense can gather a lot of information about something in relation to it's environment and surroundings.
During the alcohol lamp experiment in which the we had to test for the fuel that gave off the most amount of energy, it got me involved throughout all parts of the experiment. At first preparing the set up took quite a while but i was quite engaged in ripping the foil and binding it around the can of water. I started pouring the alcohol in the alcohol lamp and i smelt both ethanol and propanol when it got on my fingers. The alcohol was quite cold. When we lit up the wick of the candle and the experiment was running, i went close up to sniff at what the alchol had smelt like when it was being burnt, concluding that there was really no difference. i also realized that there was no strong smell comming from the burning alcohol or possibly because i habituated to it. Then i touched the can through a small opening that was made for the lighter, to feel how hot the can had gotten from the start and to the point where i could no longer with stand the heat. I realized that the can heated up fairly slowly in the beginning and then the heat rose dramatically. Moreover i found that the alcohol had gotten onto the foil although i could not see it but i realized when i heard a popping and crinkling sound comming from the oil. After the three minutes of waiting, i felt the tip of the wick which was surprisingly not as hot as i expected, it cooled down rather fast. The only sense i did not use was probably taste, because i thought it would be too much of a risk although i did with the previous experiment on chips and peas which adapted a similar concept. These all helped me realize that my sense can gather a lot of information about something in relation to it's environment and surroundings.